Mayakovsky Square

The square received its name in 1935 in memory of the poet V.V. Mayakovsky. It used to be called Triumphal. The square lies at the intersection of Gorky Street and the Garden Ring.

Near the square is a metro station "Mayakovsky". The square is also surrounded by the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Moscow Operetta Theatre to the west of it, and the State Central Puppet Theatre in the northeast corner of the square. On the north side of the square is the Moscow cinema. In the middle of the square is a monument to V.V. Mayakovsky.